A river flows in a straight line from East to West. Two friends Jack and Jill live on the same side of the river 6 miles and 9 miles north of the river. Jill lives 3 miles north and 10 miles east from Jack. One morning Jill called Jack and asked him to get a pail, collect some water from the river and then come to her house. What is the minimum total distance Jack has to travel to do this?

A river flows in a straight line from East to West. Two friends Jack and Jill live on the same side of the river 6 miles and 9 miles north of the river. Jill lives 3 miles north and 10 miles east from Jack. One morning Jill called Jack and asked him to get a pail, collect some water from the river and then come to her house. What is the minimum total distance Jack has to travel to do this?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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